Puma has just released a new collection of shoes, Yutori Kimono, which are supposedly made of vintage kimono fabrics. More pics here.
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can you buy them in tokyo?
Unfortunately, I have no idea.
you can get them in Pistacchio in Daikanyama, and I think Mita Sneakers also - I can’t remember which other stores. there are only 30-something pairs of these in total in Japan, though, and only in womens sizes
I got a pair of these TODAY from an online source and they are FABULOUS!!! I love how each one of the shoes completely different
Nice! Since posting about this last year I sort of forgot about them, but now I realize that I never even saw any in stores. I imagine they are probably offered at the Tokyo Midtown Puma store, but I didn’t go check.